Make the Most of Your NYC Trip at #G4C2026! 

G4C-organized Events: 

  • Sunday, July 19 — Brooklyn Cyclones Game. [2:00 PM, $28]
    Catch the Cyclones at Maimonides Park in Coney Island. Get tickets.
  • Sunday, July 19 — FIFA World Cup Final Watch Party
    Watch the final match of the World Cup  in Central Park. Enter the ticket lottery here.
  • Monday, July 20 — NYC Pizza Tour [11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, $65]
    Join a pizza tour of the West Village. Tickets available here.‍
  • Monday, July 20 — Opening Night Party [7:00 PM, $65]
    Kick off the Festival the night before doors open. Available as a ticket add-on through Eventbrite on the ticketing page.‍
  • Wednesday, July 22 — NY Liberty vs. Chicago Sky [7:00 PM, $35 - $52]
    The Liberty host the Sky at Barclays Center. Get tickets.

Gaming & Arts in NYC:

  • Coexist GameHouse — 325 W 38th St, Manhattan.
    Three floors of consoles, PCs, tabletop games, and a bar, the closest pick to the venue. Open Friday and Saturday only, so plan it for the weekend before the Festival.
  • Hex & Co — Union Square, Upper East Side, Upper West Side.
    Board game café with a library of thousands of titles to play in-house for a flat seating fee.
  • Wonderville — 1186 Broadway, Bushwick, Brooklyn.
    A bar with a rotating set of free-to-play indie arcade cabinets, many built by local developers. Opens in the late afternoon.
  • Twenty Sided - 80 Grand St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
    Independent game store stocked with board games and tabletop RPGs, plus regular event nights. Open daily, noon to 7.
  • Museum of the Moving Image — 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria, Queens.
    Film, television, and video game history with hands-on exhibits and a permanent Jim Henson gallery. Open Thursday through Sunday.